Hot Topics

[Brian]

www.proboards.com/library/plugins/item/1203


This plugin was created for anyone who wishes to have the Hot Topics functionality returned to their forum. It's pretty straightforward. All you have to do is specify your preferred image URLs and the plugin does the rest automatically.

For users with multiple themes that use different thread icons on each theme follow the instructions below on any theme you wish to use different images on.

• Go to Themes > Theme Manager and click on your theme's name to enter its settings. On the following page click on the Images tab. Add all 6 of your images to the Custom Theme Images section and click on each of their pencil icons to give them the following names, pressing Enter to save after each one:
  
  
  Hot Topic
  thread_hot
  
  Locked
  thread_locked
  
  Sticky
  thread_sticky
  
  Announcement
  thread_announce
  
  Locked + Sticky
  thread_locked_sticky
  
  Locked + Announcement
  thread_locked_announce
  
  
  
  
  
• Go to Themes > Layout Templates > Forum Wrapper and add a new line before the closing </head> tag. Place this on the new line:
  

  <script type="text/javascript">
  if(!pbp)
      var pbp = {};
  pbp.hot_topics_s = {};
  pbp.hot_topics_s.image = {
      hot: "$[theme.image.thread_hot.src]",
      locked: "$[theme.image.thread_locked.src]",
      sticky: "$[theme.image.thread_sticky.src]",
      announce: "$[theme.image.thread_announce.src]",
      locked_sticky: "$[theme.image.thread_locked_sticky.src]",
      locked_announce: "$[theme.image.thread_locked_announce.src]"
  };
  </script>

  
  

Non-Plugin Version
Goes in Structure > Headers & Footers > Global Header. Change the count in green to your preferred post count for a hot topic.

SPOILER: Click to show

<script type="text/javascript">
    // Hot Topics Standalone
    if(pbp == undefined)
        var pbp = new Object();
    if(pbp != null && typeof(pbp) == "object") {
        pbp.hot_topics = {
            count: 50,
            image: {
                hot: "//images.proboards.com/v5/icons/thread-hot.png",
                locked: "//images.proboards.com/v5/icons/thread-locked-hot.png",
                sticky: "//images.proboards.com/v5/icons/thread-sticky-hot.png",
                announce: "//images.proboards.com/v5/icons/thread-announcement-hot.png",
                locked_sticky: "//images.proboards.com/v5/icons/thread-locked-sticky-hot.png",
                locked_announce: "//images.proboards.com/v5/icons/thread-locked-announcement-hot.png"
            },
            init: function(){
                if($('.item.thread').length){
                    $('.item.thread').each(function(){
                        if($(this).find('.thread-participants').length){
                            if(parseInt($(this).find('.thread-participants').html().replace(/,/g,'')) >= pbp['hot_topics'].count){
                                var c = { a: $(this).hasClass('announcement'), l: $(this).hasClass('locked'), s: $(this).hasClass('sticky') };
                                if(!c.a && !c.l && !c.s)
                                    $(this).find('.icon').find('img').attr('src',pbp['hot_topics'].image.hot);
                                else if(!c.a && c.l && !c.s)
                                    $(this).find('.icon').find('img').attr('src',pbp['hot_topics'].image.locked);
                                else if(!c.a && !c.l && c.s)
                                    $(this).find('.icon').find('img').attr('src',pbp['hot_topics'].image.sticky);
                                else if(c.a && !c.l && !c.s)
                                    $(this).find('.icon').find('img').attr('src',pbp['hot_topics'].image.announce);
                                else if(!c.a && c.l && c.s)
                                    $(this).find('.icon').find('img').attr('src',pbp['hot_topics'].image.locked_sticky);
                                else if(c.a && c.l)
                                    $(this).find('.icon').find('img').attr('src',pbp['hot_topics'].image.locked_announce);
                            }
                        }
                    });
                }
            }
        };
        if(pbp.hot_topics_s)
            pbp.hot_topics.image = pbp.hot_topics_s.image;
    }
    $(document).ready(function(){ pbp['hot_topics'].init(); });
    proboards.on('afterSearch',function(){ pbp['hot_topics'].init(); });
    $(document).ajaxComplete(function(event,xhr,settings){
        if(settings.url.indexOf('/threads/mark/') != -1)
            pbp['hot_topics'].init();
    });
</script>

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

Hi,  Brian  ~ 

What happened to the hot sticky thread category? Can you add that one in, too, if this plugin is our only alternative?

This is a lot of work because the images weren't hosted anywhere. They were all uploaded onto PB, so there is no link to reference. So now I will need to hunt down the images for each theme and host them in Photobucket. Lots of work to replicate a wonderful feature that was simply built into the system.

[Brian]

Jan 25, 2016 18:59:35 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

Hi,  Brian  ~ 

What happened to the hot sticky thread category? Can you add that one in, too, if this plugin is our only alternative?

This is a lot of work because the images weren't hosted anywhere. They were all uploaded onto PB, so there is no link to reference. So now I will need to hunt down the images for each theme and host them in Photobucket. Lots of work to replicate a wonderful feature that was simply built into the system.

It's already included. It's the Sticky option in the plugin.

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

It is, Brian , I just needed to know how to include it in the code you provided for folks with more than one theme.

Also, is there any way possible for a code for the header/footer that would change all the themes at once?


My thinking is probably not since PB removed the software, and since the icons were uploaded into that software. Is all lost? Is re-hosting necessary?

[Brian]

Jan 26, 2016 12:38:21 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

It is, Brian , I just needed to know how to include it in the code you provided for folks with more than one theme.

Also, is there any way possible for a code for the header/footer that would change all the themes at once?


My thinking is probably not since PB removed the software, and since the icons were uploaded into that software. Is all lost? Is re-hosting necessary?

I've updated the code so that it supports the header/footer version as well. Give the new iteration of it a try.

Using the plugin/code changes them on every theme by default. The code for individual themes merely overrides that before the image switch is executed.

I can try looking at your database for the images, but I doubt they're stored in a manner that includes the full URL. I think only the filename is stored.

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

Brian , I appreciate your offer to look in the data base for the full URL, but I also appreciate your intelligence and believe you when you say that probably only the file name will be stored.

I'll try the Non-plugin version and get back to you. Thank you!

[Brian]

Jan 26, 2016 12:57:49 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

Brian , I appreciate your offer to look in the data base for the full URL, but I also appreciate your intelligence and believe you when you say that probably only the file name will be stored.

I'll try the Non-plugin version and get back to you. Thank you!

Looks like I remembered correctly. The column contains the file name and its extension, which I can only assume checks against the storage servers to produce the appropriate link to the forum's images.

You don't have to swap out the plugin itself if you don't want to. I only changed the code that produces different images on a different theme. The non-plugin version works exactly the same as the plugin.

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

Brian , I trusted your conclusion even before confirmed. We constantly see firsthand your knowledge and skills. I had no doubt what you were saying was true. As long as I can get my different images on the themes, I'm a happy camper. 

I know we, as members, get frustrated with changes to software, but I know it's an equal burden on you coders as you try to accommodate us and make us happy.

I recognize and appreciate your efforts. Thank you seems so little for all that you do, but I do thank you.

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

Brian , I've added the code to the Global Header but it's not working.

I even kept the count at fifty which would make many of the threads on this board alone hot topics since 1 page = 30 posts on our forum. And the top two would be hot and stickied. Normally, to qualify for a hot topic, we require 100 posts.

[Brian]

Jan 26, 2016 14:00:55 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

Brian , I've added the code to the Global Header but it's not working.

I even kept the count at fifty which would make many of the threads on this board alone hot topics since 1 page = 30 posts on our forum. And the top two would be hot and stickied. Normally, to qualify for a hot topic, we require 100 posts.

Can you update your Forum Tooltips plugin? I believe the older version you're using now is overwriting the necessary variable to get the code working.

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

I disabled it, Brian and that did the trick.     So I'll update it.

But it's probably going to be easier to use the plugin, so I can add every theme on a one by one basis as I'm able to host the customized images and then add them to each theme following your instructions above. 


Thank you!

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

Brian , I've decided I'm only going to do "Hot" and "Hot Sticky".

You have "sticky" listed below, but so far that is still showing on our forums. Will we be losing that one soon, too?

So I know Hot Topic is thread_hot.

Is Hot Topic Sticky thread_hot_sticky?

[Brian]

Jan 26, 2016 17:08:18 GMT -8 ♥ ℒʊ√ ♥ said:

Brian , I've decided I'm only going to do "Hot" and "Hot Sticky".

You have "sticky" listed below, but so far that is still showing on our forums. Will we be losing that one soon, too?

So I know Hot Topic is thread_hot.

Is Hot Topic Sticky thread_hot_sticky?

The reason the plugin and support thread have it named "Sticky" is because the entire plugin revolves around the Hot Topics concept. I thought it redundant to keep typing "Hot" before every thread type when the plugin itself handles only hot topics.

A hot topic sticky thread is thread_sticky.

[Alan Vende]

Brian: I'm using the non-plugin version as my staff and I are attempting to reduce the number of plugins that we have if we can go the code route. With that being said, I was wondering if it was possible to alter the code a bit to make it so the legend shows what the hot topic is (like it did before it was removed, if my memory serves.)

Thanks so much!

[♥ ℒʊ√ ♥]

You're right! Makes sense, Brian

So for the default theme, I've added the custom images to the theme's images and I've added the code for thread_hot and thread_sticky in the forum wrapper, but it's not working.